Spelling, Typos, and Fixing Errors

my fantasy goal in writing/typing is to have it all come out perfect the first time / no need to make corrections or rearrange things to clarify or make it more specific

i learned to type in secretarial school in 1951 on "old fashioned typewriters" / the keys were blacked out and a chart of the keyboard hung on the wall in front of the class / this was how "touch typing" was taught and learned / we were tested by speed drills

corrections were made with round rubber erasers that scraped the fiber off of the paper and left a nasty scar

progress in correction methods soon came with a liquid called white out that was dabbed on the error / left to dry and retyped over it

next there were little slips of paper that were inserted between the keys and the error / type over the error exactly / remove the slip of paper and type in the correction

whew

my first typing job the boss told me i was too sloppy / i truly hated making corrections / clearly secretarial work was not for me / i dedicated myself instead to various creative projects / as far as writing/typing went i made up my mind to turn every error into an intention / in the world of the Improvaho all Mistakes are Intentional, i announced to all disinterested parties / this was liberating

time marches on / a few years ago i got a webtv box / this gadget was my introduction to the world wide web and e-mail / i joined an e-mail list and learned to write to people i did not know

what amazed me more than anything was the ease with which one could correct typos and spelling / well i didnt have too many spelling errors / after all i was a spelling bee champ and a dictionary/thesaurus addict / indeed my favorite book, the one book i would have if i cd only have one book, is the Rodale Synonym Finder and i still cherish my very first dictionary from 1941 when i was eight years old

this blog makes it easy to spot errors and correct them / just click on Preview / read the entry over / see a typo / click on Hide Preview to return to the original / fix it

isnt this easy ?

for several years now i have been a dedicated daily reader of a newsblog / the blogger writes compelling and astute commentary on politics, food, sex, and whatever strikes his interest / i am one of many regular and admiring readers who also contribute financial aid when necessary (for computer upgrades, trips to convention, whatever)

he is somewhat of a sloppy typist : typos and misspellings go uncorrected

some time ago a commenter called him on this / stating that the many errors diminished his credibilty

he defended his quick and spontaneous writing as being more valuable than going back over the piece to fix it up / so yeah, i can go along with the quick and spontaneous / these qualities are part of the charisma of his commentary

the other day he misspelled plagiarist and a commenter called him on it / i followed up with an inane statement that his regular readers pretty much have given him a pass on spelling and typos

well i'll be ding donged durned / my comment was removed "by the author" / that means the blogger deleted it

i flushed with redfaced embarassment

whenever i have noted a comment removed notice i have wondered what kind of rudeness or obscenity provoked the removal and i must admit after i wrote my comment i pondered that it cd be considered tactless and condescending

the embarassment led to self-reflection / to have such a strong reaction (mine) to what is essentially a superficial exchange of views and opinions seemed a bit over the top for me / such an indication of my attachment to an activity that takes place solely on the computer/keyboard / i mean why should i care ?

i am going through a reassessment of my prioritease and this seemed to be a likely place to make some revisions in my routines / No More Comments from me / smile / by the same reasoning that i unsubbed from the e-mail list i mentioned earlier / after nearly seven years the list had become a brain drain and a time sink

i must note that i have this blogspot due to the news blogger / the protocol for commenting was altered / to post a comment required one to have a blogspot account / since i did not want to comment anonymously i signed up for a blog / hence this Skaterina business

i went back to the blog to see if there were any comments after mine (the removal notice continues to be shown) and darn if there werent another comment referring to the spelling errors !

heh